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1703:Leroy Mercer
1687:L. Fred Gieg
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1569:Lew Elverson
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1832:1997 deaths
1827:1912 births
1801:(1998–2000)
1793:(1990–1997)
1785:(1985–1989)
1777:(1975–1984)
1753:(1946–1972)
1743:Avery Blake
1737:(1942–1944)
1729:(1938–1941)
1721:(1936–1937)
1713:(1931–1935)
1705:(1917–1930)
1697:(1915–1916)
1689:(1913–1914)
1681:(1909–1912)
1665:(1900–1907)
1649:(1888–1898)
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1625:(1878–1879)
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334:Later years
282:quarterback
257:Early years
220:(1965–1966)
97:Quarterback
93:Position(s)
55:May 1, 1997
1821:Categories
1791:Karl Miran
1695:Bill Roper
1308:References
1277:Ducky Pond
1209:(Southern)
1166:(Southern)
1142:(Southern)
1118:(Southern)
890:Swarthmore
569:Swarthmore
424:Swarthmore
373:Conference
181:Swarthmore
166:Swarthmore
156:Swarthmore
136:Swarthmore
127:(freshmen)
125:Swarthmore
38:1912-11-13
1496:April 30,
1298:Haverford
1237:102–135–7
376:Standing
294:1936 team
177:1951–1978
152:1946–1972
142:1943–1944
132:1938–1941
79:1934–1936
1761:# (1973)
1639:No coach
1623:No coach
1222:96–130–7
370:Overall
355:Football
286:halfback
214:Football
116:Football
101:halfback
74:Football
1671:No team
1631:No team
1225:41–63–1
319:during
298:AP Poll
196:Overall
1769:(1974)
1745:(1945)
1673:(1908)
1657:(1899)
1233:Total:
1187:(1974)
1068:T–8th
1044:T–4th
972:T–4th
924:T–3rd
900:T–2nd
826:T–4th
64:, U.S.
47:, U.S.
1264:Notes
1207:10th
1140:11th
1116:10th
1017:6–0–1
1014:6–0–1
763:3–3–1
725:3–3–1
630:2–5–1
611:2–4–1
428:6–0–1
407:5–1–1
367:Team
364:Year
1541:2019
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1194:1974
1164:9th
1151:1972
1127:1971
1103:1970
1092:8th
1079:1969
1055:1968
1031:1967
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1007:1966
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284:and
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121:1937
83:Penn
52:Died
32:Born
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990:6–1
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668:2–5
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